Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-19

suggestion which foally led to the relief,
without which as 9 nation We must soon
have perished, strongly supports the
maxim of modern times-that of all the
agencies Of civilization end progress Of
the human race, commerce is the most
efficient. What our deranged finances,
our discreditable failure to pay our de5ts,
and the sufferings of our soldiers could
not force the several ststes of the Union
to attempt, YES brought about by de-
sire to be released from en- unregulated
and Cumbersome commercial intercourse,
both with foreign nations and between
the several states" He cites the uuifca-
ton Of Germany SIS the result, not of Bis
msrck's extraordinary craftsmanship
though that and the Franco Pfussian war
were potent factors IN accelersting mat
ter5 IN bringing them to q happy issue
but - the railroads and the commerce of
the country. Before the advent OF rail
ro&ds, travel end tie transportation CT
goods were impeded ard sunoyed by the
taxes, tariffs and eeactions of each
petty state and principally to such an
extent that when railroadlDg was intro
duced, the old methods, in the very nature
Of things, were impracticable, intolerable
and well nigh impossible, and CONNER
cial union was forced upon the country.
The "modern msxims" CT which Justice
miller spesks are known to US, and We
hear Of the "busiress interests" hguring
prominently in every proposed charge IN
the affairs Of the country. Commercial
union 10 demanded at present by those
whose relations with TIE neigh5orIng
country render such arrangements neces-
sary, and before many years we may see
the same demands being made fur com
mercial uIion VILE Mexico, the South
American republics, and f0ElIy with the
civilized world. Rlcde Island, inspired
by selfish motives and supposing that she
was blessed with superior advantages,
refused to enter the Union for two years
after Inc constitution had been practi-
calIy adopted by all ether states. II WIS
in her power to collect tribute from the
other states, much the same as the pro
tected interests il the east collect tribute
from the people generally 6. present, and
o., was 10th to surrender it. Common
serge and common justice finally fri
umphed and she had to yield. Can we
not hope that in the near future the COM
merciaI interests Of the country will as
cert their rights ard refuse to submit
longer to the unjust and absurd exactions
of monopoly, entrenched behind e war
| tariff As long as foolish sectiOnalism-
famed TO derceress BY the manutactur-
| ing princes Of the east-c0ntr0lled the
country, rclIet4was impossible; now that
the entire country is represented in a
Democratic administrator, it is only REQ
sorable to expect better things. It is
best ana wisest to avoid all artificial aids
to commerce, which swell a5nornaly the
profits OF one interest while depicting
those of others. The national right CT
freemen to buy and sell when ard where
they choose should not be interfered
with by Irrational legislation, only so far
IS necessity snd expediercy renders it
imperative fer the support and mainte-
nerce OF government cononlically,sdmln-
i5tered. Trifing with the products CT
labor, and making shuttIe-cock Of the
peoples money to be cast about from
one to the other, wasting with every
move, is an evidence Of the triumph Of
the greed ard cunning Of the few over
the imbecility OF the many, and should
Mt be tolerated.